Gross Island [St Lucia]June 25 (ANI): Indian bowler Axar Patel won the 'Player of the Match' medal after India's 24-run win over Australia in the ongoing Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Monday.

In the ninth of the second over, Axar caught Mitchell Marsh with an unusual right hand and helped India take control of the match. Kuldeep Yadav played a long ball on his pads, and Marsh pulled it behind the box as Axar made no mistake in catching it.

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Speaking during the medal match, Indian coach T Dilip praised the Men in Blue for their commitment in every catch.

“Nice job guys. Everyone, good job. When we play in the Caribbean, we will always test our mettle… From the borders to the pitch, we fill in all the gaps, but this masterpiece gives us everything it has to offer. T Dilip said, “We brought such determination, whether it was in terms of adapting to the wind or speed on the pitch, we were at the forefront and in the end, we clearly showed that we were there to dominate .”

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To summarize the match, Australia won the toss and decided to play India.

Rohit Sharma (92 runs off 41 balls, 7 fours and 8 sixes) played a big knock with a strike rate of 224.39. Captain Rohit's knock helped India put 205/5 on the scoreboard in the first innings. Suryakumar Yadav (31 runs off 16 balls, 3 fours and 2 sixes) and Hardik Pandya (27* runs off 17 balls, 1 four and 2 sixes) played supporting roles and put up strong scores.

Mitchell Starc and Marcus Stoinis led the Australian bowling attack after picking up two wickets each in their respective spells.

While chasing runs, Travis Head (76 runs off 43 balls, 9 fours and 9 sixes) hit a dangerous shot, but Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Australia's opener in the 17th over. Mitchell Marsh (37 runs off 28 balls and 3 fours and two sixes) also tried his best to reach the target of 206 runs, but failed against the Indian bowling attack.

Arshdeep Singh led the Indian bowling attack after picking up three wickets in his four overs and helping India win the match by 24 runs.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma was named man of the match after his superb knock in the first innings. (that I)

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